President Trump delivered the first State of the Union of his second term as a deeply unpopular leader, at least according to the polls. But he didn’t sound like a man on the back foot - and he didn’t give any indication that he’s about to change course.
It was the longest speech in the 236-year history of the President’s annual message. And is now so often the case, the amateur dramatics will be remembered better than anything the president actually said.
There were standing ovations for the heroic US Olympic hockey team, for Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika, and for a Venezuelan prisoner reunited with his niece after Maduro’s arrest.
The only mention of the Epstein Files, unsurprisingly, came from heckling Democrats - for whom the president had strong words.
Joining Piers Morgan to discuss the latest in the world of US politics is co-host of Steve Bannon’s War Room, Natalie Winters, host of Gains For Girls on Outkick, Riley Gaines, host of No Lie, Brian Tyler Cohen and mayor of Newark City Ras Baraka.
Piers also speaks to Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert and Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell.
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